World Partnerships 2020

Celebrating 20 Years!
Professional, Educational & Cultural Exchanges
To Build A More Connected, Just and Peaceful World.

Dear Friends:

Welcome to the 20th anniversary of World Partnerships! Click on the cover page (at right) and explore our retrospective report on the impact our professional and educational exchange programs have had in the Tampa Bay region.

Nearly every day for two decades, we have been “Bringing the World to Tampa Bay”. What does that mean?

5,300+ professional and educational exchange visitors from 194 countries.
Over $30 million in local economic impact.
National and international recognition.
Thousands of global connections for the Tampa Bay region.
Worldwide media exposure.
Priceless cross-cultural experiences.

Our US Department of State professional exchange programs showcase the outstanding professional and cultural wealth of the Tampa Bay community to a very select group of global young leaders and change-makers. We have created a global eco-system of business and political leaders, journalists, security and law enforcement officials, pioneering women leaders, educators, health care professionals, community organizers, policy officials, environmental activists and young entrepreneurs, all engaged in creating a more open, connected world. These are the “world partnerships” of World Partnerships.

Thousands of “New Generation” leaders know our country through their experience here with all of us. When you welcome these young leaders into your office, into your home, into your classrooms, and into your lives, you are serving your country in a very personal, and important, way. You have changed minds, and you have warmed hearts. With your continued support, let's create even more “World Partnerships” together in the future.

Thank you for 20 years of
World Partnerships!

Connect!
Connect people, ideas and projects that build a more peaceful, just and open world.

Collaborate!
Generate innovative actions among a unique network of global leaders.

Educate!
Educate the World about Americans, and educate Americans about the World.

Engage!
Engage this unique network through business, educational, arts, cultural initiatives.

2019 Program Highlight!
"Hidden No More" - Empowering Women Leaders in STEM

In a 2019 "first", World Partnerships was selected to host 8 of these women STEM education leaders from Argentina, Egypt, Estonia, Malta, Paraguay, South Africa, Vietnam and Zambia. Participants are “hidden talent” in their home countries who explore and advance policies that champion the interests of women in STEM.

Click HERE for a full overview!

As part of their program in Tampa Bay, these women leaders spent a morning at the Pinellas County Schools STEM Lab, hosted by the K-12 STEM Director Laura Spence. Dr. Michael Grego, Pinellas County Superintendent of Schools, made a surprise visit to the meeting and met with the group. The short video above was created by the PCS STEM Lab, and includes interviews with the IVLP participants.